Former Car Dealer Here Is Death by Own Action
Joseph Rickards, 45, a former Thurmont car dealer, was found hanged in the Appalachian Inn on U S 40 in Washington County. Deputy Medical Examiner Dr. S S R Wells ruled death by own action by strangulation, with time of death between 8 p m and midnight. Rickards, listed as a used car salesman for a Thurmont firm, had been staying at the inn off and on for about a week. a daughter in Baltimore was to be notified.
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Joseph Rickards
Washington County
U.S. 40
S&s R. Wells
Rickards
North Church Street
Thurmont
Robert Basore
Hagerstown
Appalachian Inn
Charles Ripple
Ripple
John Placas
Placas
Baltimore
Packard
New Types A-Weapons Reported by AEC
Washington AP reports the Atomic Energy Commission released its 23rd semiannual report to Congress detailing new faster to deploy atomic and hydrogen weapon types. The period January through June saw continued expansion of the U.S. nuclear arsenal with smaller more efficient and rugged models to meet military needs and preserve peace.
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Washington
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
America
Frederick Youth Committed To Jail
A 1 year old Frederick youth identified as Gene Vincent Horner was recommitted to the Franklin county jail after arraignment on a larceny charge. Bond was set by Justice of the Peace C. W. Crider. Police say Horner stole gasoline from a truck at Quincy High School and was owner operator of a car with three other juveniles aboard. Two juveniles were from Franklin county and one from Hagerstown. others were held for juvenile authorities.
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Frederick
Franklin County
Pennsylvania
Gene Vincent Horner
Justice of the Peace
C. W. Crider
Washington Township
Homer
Quincy, Pa
Hagerstown
Macmillan Sets Aug 12 Special UN Security Council Meeting
Prime Minister Macmillan announced a special UN Security Council meeting for August 12 to address the Middle East crisis. He said he will not attend personally and urged Khrushchev to also attend, proposing Geneva New York or any suitable site. He instructed the UK to move the proposal to the UN president and coordinate venue and attendance.
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London
Ainister Macmillan
United Nations Security ‘Council
United Kingdom
Security Council
U.N
United States
Geneva
New York
Alacmillan
Macmillan
Khrushchev
Soviet Holds Mid East Tensions Up
U S officials say the Soviet Union aims to keep Middle East tensions high to pressure for a summit. Moscow charges that the United States and four Baghdad Pact members plot an attack on Iraq, met with White House dismissal as part of Khrushchev’s pattern of accusations. Western officials seek to deter revolts in Lebanon and Jordan and pursue a unified reply to Khrushchev’s summit note. Eisenhower supports an extraordinary Security Council session for any such meeting. A record peacetime money bill for defense gains Senate endorsement. Game postponed: American Washington at Chicago due to rain.
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Washington
U. S
Soviet Union
Middle East
Moscow
United States
Iraq Republic
White House
James Hagerty
Khrushchev
Icharges
Eisenhower
Britain
Lebanon
Jordan
Shbrushchev
Iraq
France
Kharishchev
NL Security Council
Four Cents To Mail Beginning Tomorrow Postal Rate Hike Now In Effect
The Post Office raises letter postage from two to three cents and post cards from four to five cents. International airmail rates rise, with basic first class unchanged for extra ounces and airmail letters up to seven cents. Mail dropped after midnight must use new rates or incur due postage.
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Washington
Kitvidden
Dhase
Ceeral
Post Office
Top Lilly Exec Murdered in Indianapolis Shooting
Forrest Teel 54, Eli Lilly & Co. executive vice president, was shot to death early today in a shopping center in Indianapolis. Witnesses saw a cream blue Oldsmobile speed away after the shots. Teel died en route to hospital. police found a whisky case in his car trunk. A broad Social Security bill was being pushed in the House to raise benefits and payroll taxes to fund increased retirement and aid for the disabled.
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Indianapolis
Forrest Teel
Eli Lilly & Co
Teel
Aristreet
Earl Alexander
Charles Hendrick
Alexander
Michael Smiley
Smiley
Tees
Broad Ripple
Wesley Miller
Washington
House
Miller
Mary Elizabeth
Tom
Saces
Congress
Iis
Old Au
Sargest
Ways and Means Committee
Maryland Baptist Assembly At Hood College
About 346 Maryland Baptists gather at Hood College for a weeklong Maryland Baptist Summer Assembly led by Rev. Roy D. Gresham. Evening sessions feature Rev. Dr. James A. Howard and other pastors including Rev. Dr. Charles F. Treadway. The event runs Monday night through Saturday morning with Rev. Robert F. Woodward as host pastor.
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Maryland
Hood College
Maryland Baptist
Hood
Roy D. Gresham
Baltimore
Coffman Chapel
Assembly
L. J. Newton
James A. Howard
Columbia
D.C
Charles F. Treadway
Vacation Bible School
Nashville
Tonn
J. C. Hatfield
Greenville
S.C
Carlton Carter
Xount People's Worker
Nashville, Tenn
Adult Training Union
Eric Rust
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville, Ky
L. E. Coleman
Brotherhood
Memphis
Willis C. Hall
Pocomoke City
State Baptist
WMU
Robert F. Woodward
The
First Baptist Church
Two To Be Eligible For $25,000 Pensions
Former Presidents Truman Hoover and Eisenhower in 1961 are set to receive pensions of 25000 dollars annually. They may also gain free office space monthly postage for up to 4000 letters and government paid staff. The House approved pensions by 165 to 45 and the Senate backed the pensions but opposed the free office space and mail privileges.
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Washington
Harry S. Truman
Herbert Hoover
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Beating by About Twenty Boys Reported in Washington
AP reporting Hyattsville man James Lee Hill, 33, says he was beaten kicked and robbed by around 20 boys late last night in Washington D C No action noted in surrounding text meanwhile Ankara and Baghdad discussions reference contempt actions and government changes in the Middle East with limited conclusions.
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Washington (Ap
James Lee Hill
Hyattsville
Washington
Turkey
House Commerce Committee
Ankara
Conkey
Bernardigime
Faisal
Goldtine
Iraq
Tajbut
Market Crowd Surges At Local Farmers Co-Operative
A spokesman said the parking lot has been jammed for two days as farmers wait to load wheat. Photo by Frank Keefer shows Jesse Smith of Lewistown, Harold Kline and James Lee of the city, Hubert Bailey of Creagerstown, Antos Stine Jr of Middletown, and Gens Carlisle of the city.
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Farmers Co-Operative
Frank Keefer
Jesse Smith
Lewistown
Harold Kline
James Lee
Hubert Bailey
Creagerstown
Antos Stine Jr
Middletown
Gens Carlisle
Merger Of Two Banks Approved In Montgomery County
Stockholders of the First National Bank of Gaithersburg and the Germantown Bank approved a merger creating The Maryland State Bank of Montgomery County. Leonard H. Hoyle will be president, Augustus R. Selby vice president and chair of the finance committee, Harold W. Ward chairman of the board, Clarence E. Browning Jr. cashier, and offices in Gaithersburg Germantown and the Atomic Energy Commission site. The new bank will join the FDIC and the Federal Reserve, with capital, surplus, and profits over $500 000 and assets above $7 500 000.
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First National Bank of Gaithersburg
Germantown Bank
Maryland State Bank of
Montgomery County
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
Leonard H. Hoyle
Tihe First National Bank of Gaithersburg
Augustus R. Selby
GermantownsBank
Selby
Liberty Mill
Germantown
Idirectors
Harold W. Ward
iFirst National Bank of Gaithersburg
Union Trust Company
Washington
Thomas M. Mannix
First National Bank of
Gaithersburg
Greatly Improved In Lebanon Murphy Says
U S troubleshooter Robert Murphy arrived in Israel and said Lebanon is greatly improved He added hope for the future noting Jordan is stabilizing but tense In Jordan arrests of CAR supporters were reported as President Nasser’s convoys continued He planned to fly back to Beirut after meeting Israeli Premier Ben Gurion in Tel Aviv
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Jerusalem
U.S
Robert Murphy
Israel
Lebanon
Jordan
Hussein
Nasser
Murphy
Middle East
Beirut
David Ben-Gurion
Tel Asi
Three inmates escape reformatory near Roxbury
Three inmates escaped from the Martian state Reformatory for Males near Roxbury late Wednesday afternoon. Identified by authorities are Paul Revak, 78, of Tersesory N.J., Donald Dryden, 18, and Franklin Tempton, 16, both of Baltimore. Revak and Dryden are described as brown haired, brown eyed, slender. Tempton has blond hair, blue eyes, and slender build.
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Reformatory
Hagerstown
Martian State Reformators
Roxbury
Paul Revak
Tersesory N.J
Donald Dryden
Franklin Tempson
Baltimore
Revak
Dryden
Tompson
Wheat Prices Hold At 1.70 Amid Heat And Harvest Rush
Wheat remains in active supply as prices hold near 1.70 per bushel at local markets. Farmers and grain handlers report strong movement into major granaries amid hot humid conditions and ongoing thundershowers, with cooking forecasts suggesting continued harvest momentum this week.
Ship With 885 Passengers Rams Toledo Bridge
An excursion ship the Canadiana with 885 aboard struck the Toledo Terminal railroad bridge as its swing span closed. Three passengers sustained minor injuries. all were treated and released from hospitals. The ship, operating between Toledo and Boblo Island, followed the freighter Taplin into the Maumee River when a bridge operator began closing the span. The captain signaled but the impact damaged the second and third decks.
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Toledo, Ohio
Toledo Terminal
Phillip Thorpe
Boblo Island
Detroit River
Frank FE. Taplin
Maumee River
Wife Bit Him In Arm in North Market Street Case
In Magistrate Court this morning Raymond Lucas was found not guilty of assault and battery after his estranged wife Pearl Lucas testified he slapped her to free her grip on his arm. She had charged him after a dispute over car keys at a North Market Street filling station. The judge did not hear Lucas’s side or view the arm wound.
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Pearl Lucas
Long Corner
Mt. Airy
Raymond Lucas
North Market Street
Edwin F. Nii
Kirk
Lucas
Nikirk
Shirley ‘V. Kline
Smithsburg
RFD i
George Lee Kline
W. C. Rademck
Children’s Aid Society
Sheffield
Kline
Austin E. Cartee
Hilda F. Cartee
Cartee
H. Kieffer de. Lauter
Mother Kills Son During Fast Draw Practice
In Riverside California a mother dorothy Clayton 45 accidentally shot and killed her 23 year old son James an airman at nearby March Air Force Base during a fast draw practice at home Deputies said both believed their guns were unloaded and on the third draw the revolver fired fatally wounding him near the heart The incident was reported by the sheriff s office on Wednesday night
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Riverside. Calif
Sheriff's Office
Dorothy Clayton
James
March Air Force Base
Dior and Lebanon politics mix in postwar fashion and coup
Paris fashion houses showcase new curves and lengths with Dior leading a revolutionary silhouette shift while Lebanon names Gen Fuad Shehab president to calm a 83 day crisis. He inherits a fragile balance, amid U S troop presence and calls for internal security and independence guarantees.
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Paris
House of Dior
Ise
Dior
Saint-Laurent
Cambridge Fire Destroys Warehouse and Machine Shop
A two story warehouse and machine shop in Cambridge’s business district burned overnight. Owned by James A. Slocum and Sons, the fire fed by paint and oil. officials could not estimate damage. Albert Slocum reported about 10000 dollars of equipment inside. Firemen fought the blaze for about an hour as flames rose high and smoke blanketed the city. nearby homes narrowly escaped major damage.
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Cambridge
James A. Slocum
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